By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two herders for killing a man after one of their cows was killed by a hit and run driver in Badagry area of the state.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP David Hundeyin, a commercial vehicle ran into two cows at Agemowo, Badagry, killing one of the cows.
This promoted the two cattle herders to attack someone they mistook for the vehicle conductor, resulting in his death.
“Angry residents blocked the highway in protest of the killing.
“The DPO, Morogbo Division, assisted by soldiers from 243 Recce Battalion, Badagry successfully cleared the obstruction. Normalcy has since returned to the area. It is entirely false that the victim was turned back when he sought refuge in the police station.
“He did not make it off the accident scene, let alone reach the station. Meanwhile, the two herders have been arrested,” he said.
Hundeyin added that investigation is ongoing, stressing that updates will be “provided subsequently.”
